669 posts of Urdu teachers vacant in Delhi

Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia took serious note of the report and sought reply from the officials of education department. But after a month the situation is as it was.

New Delhi: Urdu language teaching is facing hard times due to paucity of Urdu teachers in government schools of the national capital. Several students could not study Urdu thanks to the dearth of Urdu teachers. This was revealed by Roznama Rashtriya Sahara in an investigative report published on July 12. The report evoked positive response and the Delhi government sprang into action after the publication of the report.

Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia took serious note of the report and sought reply from the officials of education department. But after a month the situation is as it was.

In reply to an RTI filed by social activist and president Zarf Educational and welfare society Manzar Ali Khan, education department had informed that 1029 TGT Urdu posts have been sanctioned in schools run by Delhi government of which only 57 are permanent teachers, though 303 guest teachers are working on 972 TGT vacant posts. Presently 669 Urdu TGT posts are vacant in the national capital.